The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disputes reports that Sunetra Pawar and her faction were sidelined after senior party leaders meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Several outlets report the speculation centres on the absence of Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and her sons, Parth and Jay Pawar, from the meeting and the questions this raised about internal coordination after Ajit Pawar’s death.
NCP leaders publicly reject the “internal rift” narrative, with spokesperson Umesh Patil describing the meeting as pre-planned and formal. Free Press Journal adds that Sunetra Pawar and Parth Pawar had already met Shah earlier and discussed party-related issues, and that the Delhi meeting followed on from those discussions. Coverage also links the developments to ongoing internal discussions over Maharashtra’s Finance portfolio being returned to the NCP.
While outlets agree on the meeting and the dispute over rumours, their emphasis differs: some focus more on the alleged sidelining and the timing of calls to MLAs, while others foreground the names of the leaders who attended and the alleged party portfolio demand. The reports collectively frame the episode as an attempt by the NCP to reaffirm unity while managing leadership and portfolio questions.
